The Albany Democrat Published by DEMOCRAT 1'UliLISHIN'G CO. WM. II. lIOKXIIiKOOK, Managing Editor. Littered :it the pohtollice at Albany, Oregon, as second ckis nutter. Published every evening except Sun day. Weehlv published every i'"rid:iy. ilw.il .s I'.s.s 1 1 hit Address all couiiiiuniratiniis and make all remittances payable to the Dem ocrat I'ltUi-hiii'; Co. In i del ing changes of address, sub scribe) s should always give old as well as new address. SUBSCRIPTION KATES Daily. Delivered by carrier, per week $ .10 Delivered by carrier, per year $4.0(1 By niail, in advanca, per year 3.00 By mail, at the end of year 3.50 Weekly. When paid in advance, one year....$1.25 At end of year - 1.50 At end of three years 2.00 Established in 1865 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1912. An Era of Prosperity. Never in the history of Albany have the business men enjoyed greater prosperity than they have (luriiio; the past six years. The population of the city has increas ed by leaps and bounds and on every side the citizen is confront ed wilh substantial municipal im provements. A six-story hotel and a five-story bank building are now in the course of construction, which together wilh the other im provements which are hcuifj made in the business and residence sec tions of the city afford abundant proof of prosperity. We believe we are safe in making the state ment that at no period in the his tory of the city has there been a greater growth or development. Yet we are urged to support high license on the plea that it will im prove the financial conditions and open the door to greater commer cial activity. With those who hold a contrary opinion we have no quarrel, but ' the Democrat can see no pe cuniary benefit which may ac crue to the business man as a re sult of high license. Moreover, we fail to see wherein the moral tone of the community would be improved by a change in the present conditions. Unless the law is more flagrantly violated than it is at the present time, the argument for high license loses much of its force. During the past mount, tne law lias been fairly well executed in Albany, and to the cllorts ot the officers entrust cd with this work, is due much of the sentiment against returning io me nign license system. Our Position. That there may be no misun derstanding as to the policy of (his publication, we desire it un derstood that the Democrat is unalterably opposed to the grant ing of a license for the sale or disposition of intoxicating liquors in Albany. We believed that we had made our position clear on this sub ject in a recent editorial, but it seems that the use of the words "high license" was interpreted bv some of our subscribers to mean that we favored a low license. When the writer located in Al bany six months ago there were no saloons. At that time we be lieved that Albanv was the best town in the Willamette Valley and have since learned (hat it made its greatest growth and de velopment .luring the period when the town was dry. We' were satisfied with conditions1 then and are satisfied w ilh them : The -..ill ion which the I c is an I' 'iT.lt wil loCS hip. with II" ! We pa-t ditr- care t ha e lorni a partner er done so ji " HI the to do so and don't prop in;; the pre-int .1 is,- mip.ii;:n. 1'he loin; II-- to h li-t ro ll!. I t I II t '. 'lit rihu .utllui:MI lion h.n lo I Ot TVm if h onmiit tee bet. in c- the euate cam- 1 Ml:: paign lli.iil, main cut i. Cont'-l'. ,, I!,,,, .,,s . luianciei and aliv of Tam. I bill .it the I'slllmioie cn ' -laid that he had not Mlbsci ll.e.l a ,1, , row ilsoii it" to the Wood impaign. Win ol.Mel Kooscwlt iv kindly Mcp I, . u .ii.l -,n Her a s.nii.u.. Inrv e that m. iti. mi for 1,U cliar-e 'n wai nominated hv the Ik'sm'S ore ioi c-'.'.s.-. i tH'se are iu-t , , ' lc i.w- :.! 1'ie.tircs h,.'ino I he i alanine ,rt ,,w ,.;., ,,. ,,,,.. ui.h s f , raiseil Itv s. ..i ,1... r...-. i.i .. - , ..... - - . ... ... i.u i sup- I'on.is, i,h in. lino tiu. president himself, sounds like the wail of a j departing soul. ! Governor Marshall pounded ' home some truths yesterday which should he indelibly im pressed upon the minds of the I. inn county voters. Senator Bourne, the much pro claimed champion of the Oregon primary law, refuses to abide by its provisions. Somehow or oth er his claims as a progressive don't have the ring of true sin cerity. o lien Selling is the taft candi date for United States senator. That means that he approves of the I'ayuc-Aldrich method of re vising the tariff. To temporarily abandon your party to vote for a man like Wil son is merely placing principle above politics. Lane Is the Logical Man. It is a fortunate thing for the voters ol Oregon that Dr. Jlarry I.ane is a candidate for the Unit ed States senatorship. T he ma jority party here as elsewhere is engaged in hopeless strife. Three republican candidates are in the field each with his own follow ing and each condemning the other two. Messrs. Selling and liotirne are waging a fight that is particularly bitter. Mr. Clark has been alternately democrat, re publican and bull mooser and is backed by men who declare that anyone who supports President Taft is a crook. Hut there are no accusations against Harry Lane, lie did not obtain his nomination through use of a pile of money and by violating the corrupt practices act. He is not disregarding the direct primary law as is Senator liotirne. lie has not changed his political face three different times as has Mr. Clark. Lane should be an acceptable senatorial candi date for republicans who want neither Selling, llournc nor Clark and are disgusted with the three ring circu.s they are conducting at me expense ot tne g. o. p. But that is not all that can be said in behalf of Dr. Lane. He is the most representative Oregon Kin ni the race. He is a native son and a member of one of the oldest, and most renowned fami lies of the state. He is a descend ant of General Lane ,hero of Utiena Vista and early day gover nor of Oregon. His people came to Oregon when they came by ox team and had to fight their way through hostile Indians to reach the west. Dr. Lane knows Ore gon and the Oregon people as do none of the other candidates. Hut his creditable record as mayor of Portland is Dr. Lane's chief asset. Dr. Lane is the only mayor Portland has had in manv years who dared resist the graft ers, high and low, who beset that city, lie is the only tnavor of recent years who could effective ly deal with the public utility con n-ins. tie is ttte only recent mayor who handled the vice pro blem with a view to brinp-inir about reform and Portland is now in the mire because subsequent mayors have not shown the cour age and firmness that Dr. Lane manifested in dealing with that situation. Dr. Lane is the logical man to he elected senator. Daily Kast (hegouian. "W hv has Governor Wilson tailed to recommend the enact ment of legislation -n t-i :i i 1 i'ti. ii. powers of the New Jersey trusts"' ' was the pointed question recently : asked bv e-So:iator liebet idge at the request ol Colonel Roosevelt. 1 he gov ,-i iioi 's reply is brief but it covers the ground. It is: i I ' In Ins in.iugtit.il and on three other oc, .i-ions in messages to the legislature he did make these i c.-onnnciid.iti, mis. ( 'i , ,u. 1"1 1 s, ssiou of (In- asseniMv the icpiilMc.in-. controlled the senate "'1 its m. noun u.is so luis :!. lint; ' io - U iNou's prog iv---nc inc. is. m s that had m,. time I" heed his iepcaie.1 demands that the cipoiaii.-n laws ,r made et- li'Clivc. I he ntei shcllci of a make is S," plcuicnl sell a cultivator S"".oi. and i i.mii price l..r a curn iViUin well known ', w hi'e the -aine im in I '.,ir..v for S 1 I ; c!!- in America f. r i I- in ,. ne f. ! SJ.Mi1 : -e li.u r and i. 'V t. in Amer ica and i..r SO1. Jo in a f,.r.i..n ciintrv : a h.iv press is s,,K "j,, Aniciic.i tor S'.sitM ,iMl i l"u. un.icr uie cloak ol Itioi, pr, lion. H. M. Palmer. In commending the candidacy of II. M. Palmer, democratic nominee for countv judge, the Democrat believes that his record is a member of the Oregon state legislature and as judge of Linn county, is his strongest endorse ment. When he was chosen a mem ber of the state legislature in 1898 he rendered faithful service to his constituents. He came home from Salem with as clean a record as he had when he left for the state capital. As a reward for his efficient service he was the following year elected judge of Linn county b a majority of nearly six hundred votes. His record as Judge was a creditable one, his administra tion of the affairs of that office being one of the best in the his tory of the county. lie has served for several years as president of the Linn county Grange and in his twenty-one years residence in Linn county, his character has never been as sailed or his record questioned. Without casting any reflections upon his opponent, the Democrat believes that Mr. Palmer is ex ceptionally well fitted for the of fice to which he aspires. The Wilson Landslide. Had Roosevelt proved himself a good loser at Chicago and sup ported the 'nominee of that con vention, the result on November 5th would have been the same. 1 lad Taft been defeated and giv en his loyal and enthusiastic sup port to Koosevelt there would have been no change in the final result. Long prior to the date of the Chicago convention the maioritv of American citizens had reached the parting of the ways: thev had lost faith in Roosevelt and Taft; the word republican had lost its glamor; high protection for the trusts and extortion from the Am erican consumer had been expos ed ; the cost of living was mount ing steadily higher; the trusts were multiplying and growing more brazen in their demands for their "pound of flesh ;" nothing had been done to curb the power of monopoly or reduce the cost of living; and neither the republi can or progressive nominee heed ed the solemn advice of the late President McKinley when on the day of his assassination, he urged a material reduction in the exces sive tariff schedules. In a word, much had been promised and nothing done by both Roosevelt and Taft, and the demand for a change of administration had grown to such proportions that the election of a democrat was practically concecded when two years ago, a republican majority in the house' of congress was con verted into insignificant minority by the votes of those who were dissatisfied with the past two ad ministrations. The election of 1910 was a re buke to Taft and Roosevelt. It was a warning from the progres sive voters of America against the alliance of any political party with privilege, anil until the republi can and the new born progressive party have refused to heed the warning. They nominated the men against whom the voters registered a solemn protest in l'MO, and thus openlv invited de feat. At lialtimore the progressives won a complete victory. They nominated W ilson, a mail who has done things in New Jersey, a man who has never proved false to his personal promise or to his platform, a thorough progressive, a statesman, a scholar and a man in whom the great common peo ple have complete confidence. His election is concecded by both friends and political oppon ents. Nothing is uncertain but the number of states he will carry in I the si. e of his popular ma j. ! it y. Before the split in the republi can p.ir.v there was little hope ot electing a republican president. 1'od.iv the t. 't'ctiiost leaders of the s.ime party acknowledge the ccr i.iiiui of Uilsoti's election by the greatest majority ever given to a ;i esi.leuti.il candidate since the .n" of the rebellion. Or. Lane's Indorsement. r.ounie c.MMi.ls that the iicjtt is I'ctweeu I.ane an. I himself. Ihuo s.ii s tli.n lioth liotirne and t ! -1 ' is ate eliminated. Clark claims that neither Selling or i;"t!ine hae the slightest chance "i election, while i'aoett is thor . i".i;!i! satisfied that the sen.itor "m! race has narrowed down to a 1 1 -; lit hetwcett himself and I.ane. I bus have the various oppon-', cuts ot Dr. Harry Lane uiiani- I mously agreed that he is the strongest candidate for L'nitcd j States senator. What better in-: i dorsement could a candidate ask than the unanimous verdict of his opponents.' After wiring his congratula tions to his successful opponent assuring him ol his hearty support, Jonathan liotirne Jr., special champion of the direct primary in 1V08, repudiates the result of the primary in VJ12 and announces himself as an indp- pendent candidate for United States senator. Mr. Bourne has hardly qualified as a consistent progressive. In the face of the certainty of Woodrow Wilson's election, re ports from the large wholesale centers indicate that these estab lishments are swamped with or ders for future delivery. The full dinner paid argument doesn't ap pear to be taken very seriously by the business interests. Colonel Roosevelt is now en gaged in preparing his speech which will be delivered at Madi son Square garden. No use Colo nel. It will take a sledge hammer to turn the tide of Wilson senti ment this year. o Unfortunate was the attempted assassination of Colonel Roose velt, but more unfortunate is the attempt of the progressive party managers to make political capi tal of the act of a mad man. Senator Bourne has thus far offered no satisfactory explana tion for his vote for the Payne Aldrich tariff. There is none. FORMER ALBANY RESIDENTS ARE VISITING HERE TODAY Mr. and Mrs. George Martin of California Will Spend Few Days in This City. Mr. and Mrs. George Martin, Tor mcr residents of Albany, are in the city. About a year ago they went to Southern California, where Mr. Mar tin invested in 320 acres of alfalfa land. During the past year lie used a hundred acres of it for alfalfa, raising seven crops, under a very interesting system of irrigation, that of flooding the property and cutting the alfalfa every thirty days. The total product for the seven cuttings was between six and seven hundred tons, which sold on a high market at $14. The cost of raisin? is cxnensive. h.'nfr about $6 a ton, showing a fine profit nni-ii .iii.cua is up to Dut a small margin when it get down to $7 or $8 a ton, as it sometimes docs. Mr. Martin sold the one hundred acres in alfalfa at $-10 Oan acre. Fruit land in Southern California goes as high as $3,000 an acre. It is a rich man's game to own it .mil run in orange or lemon orchard, with a lot of uncertainty as to llii result, few making anything out of the business usclf. Some complain of $100 to $150 an acre in this valley, but this looks small compared with these figures. 5.100 land in this valley will make more money for the owner if devoted to clover seed than the Southern Cal ilornia land in alfalfa, and at much less expense and labor. GEORGE LOEB PROGRESSIVE SPEAKS HERE NEXT TUESDAY George Sanders of this city today rceived a telegram from Portland 1 king tor a date for an .ad, lr..s in in Ins city by Albert R. Loch nl f.-ili. ornia. one of the best sneakers on ne coast, in the interest of th ;n ssivc party. The commute pro met .' morning loiiowmg tne receipt i lac telegram and set the date for he .i.l.lress on next Thursday even ts .ii S .."clock at the opera ln'mse. News on This Page is From Daily Issue of SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26. ii. l . .es oi the Curtis Real -:-'.:e conn-any went to Lebanon lhi m'iii:;: on a -hort hii-ine-.-. trip. ' o!:e of Colora.lo Springs m the city lo.lav looking after lui-i-. - nutter-. M" and Mrs. P. Sharks of Lyons 'Ii:r-:e,', home h: morning after a ;o;'M-g trip to this city vou-rd.lv n Mrs. Kellcnherger and daughter I .1-- K.;:;:!ie-t o: Lebanon who have y i:1 :'!'--'-V at t!:e home of Vs 1:1;. e l-.eke:;. returned home this 'norm:: : Ho:: r Sl aw went to Lebanon : mormv.g where he will attend a meeting of Crowfoot Grange today. J i ounty rrci-nrer 1'r.lncis was a ;-.--c:ger io l'.roviiH ille this morn- ' g ::ere i-.c will spend the day. I E E Second Annual Potato Show Was Attended By Over Sixty Albany Residents. LOCAL PEOPLE MARVEL AT MANY SPLENDID DISPLAYS Carnival Was a Big Success and Credit Belongs to Ladies of Harrisburg. By L. R. Gilbert. Over sixty Albany residents went to Harrisburg yesterday to attend the second annual potato carnival and all returned home last evening after a delightful afternoon. Upon the ar rival of the excursionists in Harris burg yesterday a large crowd of the residents of that city were at the de pot to greet the visitors, accompanied by their fine band which led the pro cession down town to the pavilion where the "spuds" were on exhibi tion. All of the Albany delegation were togged upon their arrival at the pavil ion with green badges bearing the in scription, "Potato Carnival, Harris burg. Oct. 23-25, 1912. Second An nual." The badge contained a picture oi ins nonor, King ilurphy, and the inscription was printed with gold. After the badges had been distrib utcd. meeting was held and the Albany people were shown the exhibits of the fair and it was "some" fair too. Spuds greeted the visitors on every side. Dozens of varieties of potatoes were on exhibition, attractively ar ranged in the center of the room general gee acquainted American Wonders. Ear v Rose. Bur- banks, Rural New York, Early Sun rise, Early Ohio, White Elephant, and many other kinds. They were of large anu unuorm size ana were easily the leading feature of the show. Red-cheeked apples, neatly arrang ed on plates, attracted their share of tne crowd s attention, as well as the pears, quince, ripe strawberries, and other fruits which were on Hisnlnv Huge pumpkins and squash, some of mem weigning over 0 pounds each, occupied a space on the floor and were gazed upon with wonder by everybody. Other exhibits of garden and field products included glistening ears of uuui auu jcnuw neiu corn, ripe tomatoes, mammoth heads of cabbage, oyster plants, cucumbers a foot long, beets weighing from 15 to 20 pounds apiece, turnips one of which would make a meal for an or dinary family, onions, carrots some of which were two feet long, beans, and many other things. In a booth near the main entrance which was artistically decorated with evergreen, and presided over by Mrs. W. L. Wright, were dozens of varie ties of beautiful flowers and potted plants. The flowers included roses, chrysanthemums, dahlias, asters, ge raniums, and the potted plants con sisted of ferns, begonias, palms, etc. The feature of this booth which was one of the best at the show, was a huge bell made of chrysanthemums, which was suspended from the ceil ing. All of the flowers and plants on exhibition in this booth were grown by the ladies of Harrisburg in their yards and the display was a most creditable one. Another portion of this booth was uevoieu to needlework and many spe cimens of embroidery and other handi work of the ladies were in evidence, including sofa cushions, bureau scarfs, towels, etc. This display was greatly admired by the ladies who visited the carnival. Jellies, bread, cakes, pies, and many other appetizing articles of food were on display. A booth on the south side ol the pavilion contained qtiilts and rugs made in Harrisburg, while in the booth next to it were jars of canned vegetables and fruits. The next booth contained drawings .mil nthr Jvork ot school children, including ' l,m ..orK- tusl"1'11 covers. i.iiM.15. etc.. a tine sample ol the work that is being taught in the schools. In the booth adjoining, cider and doughnuts were served and the sup ply of sweet cider was greatlv dimin ished by the Albany crowd as well as the home-made pics and cakes which were served with cot't',... ; it... ....... I booth. Saratoga chips made of Har , risbiirg potatoes were passed around to the visitors. A display of freak potatoes of all -napes attracted much attention, one ol the Ireaks being an elephant and aiiol.ier a dog. Ice-cream was served in a booth near the main entrance while in the next one all kinds of home-made candy was sold. Some of the candy was made in the shape oi ' potatoes. A lluhard s.juash on exhibition weighed over , pounds and will , ! ,K'!, ,'? St- ''-"d to the land sh-ni by 1-. . l.raham oi the Great .North ern railw ay. In a room adj. lining, several fine pens oi poultry were on exhibition mclmmig White Cochran. :.,, Anacondas. llamburgs. S. , p,., I i-ghortK, White Orpingtons P. ir-ej Rocks. Puff Orpingtons. White - .uuioues. anil Kllo.le Island Ke.ls. The booths and decorations at the show were designed by C. Miller of Harrisburg and were erv attractive ly arranged. Mr. Miller also design ed the signs on the walls which were made ot P-titois aml T ; t.irmval. IIJ. i l'he credit for the success of the i s.tow. however, belongs t the ladies I carnival a big event this year. . ii.i.ii-imrg wnose eti.-rts made th.. REGISTRATION OF LAND TITLE. i I In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Linn. ! In the matter of the application of J. W. Cusick & Co., Hankers, a cor poration, to register the title to the lands in said application described as tollows, to-wit: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the Donation Land Claim of Steph en Stewart, Claim Xo 59, Xotmcr tion Xo. 1601, in Tp. 10, S. R. 2 W. of the Willamette Meridian, in Linn County, Oregon, running thence South along the East boundary line of said Claim 59, 20.12 chains io the S. E. corner of the Xorth half of the North half of said Claim No. 59, thence West 3.44 chains; thence North 0.92 chains to a point which is 0.50 chains East of the center of a spring; thence West LOO chains passing through the center of said spring; thence South 0.92 chains to the South boundary of the North half of the North half of said Claim No. 59; thence West along said South bound ary line IS. 40 chains to the center line of a railroad, same being known as the "Woodbiirn-Sprinfield branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad;" ihence North I degree 30 minutes East along the center line of said railroad 21.10 chains to the North boundary line ol" said Claim No. 59; thence East along said Xorth bound ary line 22.31 chains to the place of beginning, containing 45.29 acres, more or less. Against G. T-L Hough, and all whom it may concent. Defendants. To G. LI. Hough, and whom it may concern: Take notice that on the 8th dav of October. 1912. J. W. Cusick & 'C-. Bankers, a corporation, bv its duly authorized President E. D. Cusick, filed its application in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Linn County, for initial registration of the title io the lands above described. Now, unless you appear on or before the 12th day of November, 1912, and show cause why such application shall not be granted, the same wdll be taken as confessed and a decree will be entered according to the prayer of the application, and voit will be forev er barred from dinuting the same. (SeaO W. L. MARKS, County Clerk and ex officio Clerk of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Linn. HEWITT & SOX, Attorneys for Applicant. OH-N8 o In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Linn County. Depart ment No. 2. Travis Martin, Plaintiff, vs. F. J. Carman, I. E. Richardson and Com fort M. Richardson, his wife, George E- Quigglc and Fannie E. Quiggle, his wife, defendants. To F. J. Carman, one of the above named defendants: In the Name of the State of Ore gon, you are hereby required to ap pear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff on file with the clerk of the above entitled court, in the above en titled cause on or before the 29th day of November, 1912, the same being the last date of the publication of thi summons as prescribed by order therefor, and you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer said complaint as hereing required, the plaintiff will apply to the above entitled court for the relief demanded in his complaint, to-wit: For a de cree that the defendants and each of them be required to set forth fullv and to disclose their several claims, if any they have, in and to the following described real property, to-wit: The south half of the northwest quarter of section 34 in Township 14 South Range 2 West of the Willamette Me ridian, Oregon, containing 80 acres, more or less, in Linn County, Ore gon, so that said claims may be de termined and adjudicated; that upon such determination, or if the defend ants or either of them fail to set forth their claims or cither of their claims, it be decreed that neither of said de fendants has any interest, estate, right, title, claim or hVn w!-.nfcn-.- of, in or to said real property or any part thereof, and for a further decree nun. uie otic ot planum in and to said real property is good and valid, and that the defendants and each of them, their heirs, assigns, executors and administrators and all persons whomsoever claiming or to claim by, through or under them or either 6f them be forever enjoined and re strained from claiming or attempting to claim, set up or assert anv estate, right, title, interest or lien in or to said real property or anv part thereof, and that plaintiff have judgment for his costs and disbursements of this suit to be taxed and for such other and further relief as to the court may seem meet in crjtiity. The date of the 'first publication of this summons is October IS. 1912 I his summons is published in pursu ance of an order of the Hon. I N Dimcaii. County Judge of Linn Coun ty. Oregon, duly made in this cause on the Oth dav of October. V2 Dated this 9th dav of October. 1912 L. M. CTRL and mo x-m G" S- MARTIN. ii22itt..rneys for Plaintiff. A inn, pie and attractive window decoration was that of the Rose The atre. Albany was represented bv a nut made ot appj.s. Kugene bv a 'hut m.-u.e ot grape., unction Citv bv a pumpkin. a:id Harrisburg bv spud A miniature train and a track'represent ed tue Oregon Electric Alter the Albany pc.ple had visit ed the p.-tato show. ,,e delegation went to the city lull where informal ,i,vr. '. Hon. I. K. ealhenor.l. . , J.u.ks(., I", p ;;!''.;;,:,-s'. iiml J. S. Van Winkle giving people . .M.ig t ie 1 1 iirnsluirg tor their hospitality and tran- ine-v mg t.iem up.,,, ,t,nr s!,,,w. . Uhile waiting ,..r ,;,e train at Har "sburg hist n-ei.ing. the Albany tin V, n-.useil when all ot can.h. atis f, ,r ,. re placed on a baggage truck and -mpcilid to make a si.eech Th.r,. wire ne ten or tw.-lv It. !-,,., tc'r.hv""5 iikrs Harrisburg yc ! The badge worn by the Albanv peo i P e a tracud much attention. It was ot white sum with the following in ; "Ptioti printed upon it. "Oh. you King Muri,hv. Albany Greets You "